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Good Eggs!
Where would Spring be without eggs?
Eggs are a symbol of new life. In China,
a baby’s birth is celebrated with an egg
party where the new parents hand out
red coloured eggs to guests or share a
chicken-themed meal. There’s a story in
Indian religion about Brahma, the Hindu
god of creation who was born from a
golden egg. In Israel hard-boiled eggs
are served in the Passover festival
to remind the Jewish people of their
strength. But eggs are also fun and this
time of year is perfect for playing with
them outdoors - whether you take part
in an egg and spoon race, an egg hunt,
or use them in lots of ways.
Good luck has been linked to eggs. In
Mexico, empty egg shells are filled with
confetti and you make wishes with them.
Ask an adult to help you make some:
http://www.instructables.com/id/HowTo-Make-Cascarones/
In Eastern Europe, eggs are dyed
different colours with wax to make
brightly coloured ornaments or are eaten
for breakfast if they are just painted with
food colouring.
There is another type of famous egg
that’s man-made, extremely expensive
and which you can’t eat. That’s the
Fabergé egg. In the 19th century, a
Russian jeweller named Peter Fabergé
created a jewellery egg for Russia’s
Emperor, the Tsar Alexander the Third.
Inside the ordinary looking egg, there
were dazzling surprises made from gold,
silver and precious gemstones. Since
then, one Fabergé egg was made every
year until the death of the last Tsar. Three
of the eggs are owned by our Queen.
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